考研人數逐年增加,競爭之激烈使得我們不得不加急復習的日程。眾所周知,閱讀理解占據了考研英語二100分試卷的一半分值,而考研英語閱讀文章大多來自英美國家的主流報刊雜志,所以如果能在日常就多多閱讀這些文章,對以后讀懂文章做對題目來說會大有裨益。
學習步驟如下:
1.不看漢語譯文自己看一遍短文做理解
2.看漢語譯文比對自己理解的意思與之出入
3.強化記憶重點單詞(以記憶其漢語意思為主)
People find it hard to like businesses once they grow beyond a certain size. Banks that were “too big to fail” sparked a global economic crisis and burned bundles of taxpayers' cash. Big retailers such as Walmart and Tesco squeeze suppliers and crush small rivals. Some big British firms minimize their tax bills so aggressively that they provoke outrage.
It is shrewd politics to champion the little guy. But the popular fetish for small business is at odds with economic reality. Big firms are generally more productive, offer higher wages and pay more taxes than small ones. Economies dominated by small firms are often sluggish.
短文翻譯
企業發展到一定規模以后就變得不怎么招人待見。所謂的“永不倒閉”的銀行引發了一場全球經濟危機,眾多納稅人的資金化為烏有。一些大的零售商,例如沃爾瑪和樂購壓榨供應商并且摧毀小的對手。一些英國大型企業逃稅猖獗,從而引發民憤。
支持弱勢群體是精明的政策。但是,對小型企業的膜拜盡管很流行,卻與經濟現實相悖。一般來說,和小公司相比,大公司更高產,待遇更好,納稅更多。由小企業主導的經濟往往發展緩慢。
重點單詞詳解
1.Spark [spɑ?k] vt.發動 n.火花
Spark off 引起,激發
【近】give rise to, cause, trigger
2.Crisis ['kra?s?s] n.危機 adj.危險的
3.Bundle ['b?nd(?)l] n.束,捆 vt.捆
a bundle of 一束
4.taxpayer ['t?kspe??] n.納稅人
5.Retailer ['ri?te?l?] n.零售商,批發商
chain retailer 連鎖零售商
6.Squeeze [skwi?z] vt.擠壓 勒索
Squeeze out 壓榨,擠出
Squeezer (n.壓榨機,榨汁機)
7.Supplier [s?'pla??] n.供應商,供應者
8.Rival ['ra?vl] n.對手,競爭者 vt.競爭
Competition(n.競爭)
【近】competitor
10.Minimize [?m?n??ma?z] vt.減到最少,最小化
11.Aggressively [?'gres?vli] adv. 侵略地;攻擊地;有闖勁地
Aggressive(adj.侵略的,好斗的)---- aggression(n.侵略,進攻)
12.Provoke [pr?'v??k] vt.驅使,激怒,煽起
【近】arouse, cause, give rise to
13.Outrage ['a?tre?d?] n.憤怒,憤慨 vt.凌辱,施暴
14.Shrewd [?ru?d] adj.精明的,狡猾的 n.精明的人
Shrewdness(n.精明,機靈)---- shrewdly(adv.精明地,干練地)
15.Champion ['t??mp??n] n.冠軍,擁護者 vt.支持,擁護
Championship(n.錦標賽,冠軍稱號)
【近】support, advocate
16.Fetish ['fet??] n.戀物,迷信,偶像,崇拜
17.At odds with 與…爭執,意見不一致;與…不和;差異
18.productive [pr?'d?kt?v] adj.生產的,多產的
19.wage [we?d?] n.工資,代價
【近】income(n.工資,收入)---- salary(n.工資)
20.dominate ['d?m?ne?t] vt.控制,支配
dominant(adj.占優勢的,統治的)
21.sluggish ['sl?g??] adj.蕭條的,遲鈍的 n.市場帶滯,市場疲軟